Friday, November 11, 2016

The Joy of Having a Home: Quotations That Will Inspire You To Celebrate Christmas At Home

Christmas is in the air! And one thing is for sure; everyone is excited and talking about it. What gift should I give? Who are these people that expect my gift? Or even wonder about whether you'll receive a gift or not. With these in mind, it just shows that Christmas matters the most in our lives. However, did you know celebrating Christmas at home gives you joy beyond these tangible things? Whether you're living in a townhouse in Manila or any real estate property in the Philippines, there's nothing more satisfying and comforting than having and celebrating Christmas at home.

Below, we list down some quotes from the different authors on how they perceive Christmas that were celebrated in their respective homes.

‘Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year." – Joel Osteen

"For centuries men have kept an appointment with Christmas. Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good, cheer, home." – W.J Tucker

"The best of all gifst around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other." – Burton Hillis

‘Christmas is a time when you get homesick – even when you're home." – Carol Nelson
"From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other." – Emily Matthews

‘Christmas...is not an external event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart." – Freya Stark

‘I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness." – Carrie Fisher

"My brothers and sisters, may the spirit of love which comes at Christmastime fill our homes and our lives and lingers there long after the tree is down and the lights are put away for another year." – Thomas S. Monson

"Instead of being a time of unusual behavior, Christmas is perhaps the only time in the year when people can obey their natural impulses and express their true sentiments without feeling self-conscious and, perhaps, foolish. Christmas, in short, is about the only chance a man has to be himself." – Francis C. Farley

"Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united." – Norman Vincent Peale

"I have always though of Christmas time, when it has come around,as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up heart freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on their journeys." – Charles Dickens

"Christmas is the gentlest, loveliest festival of the revolving year – and yet, for all that, when it speaks, its voice has strong authority." – W.J Cameron

"One of the most glories messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up to quickly." – Andy Rooney

"May peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through!" – Author Unknown